What are they good for? When I was being assessed for teaching certification at the Introductory II level of Iyengar Yoga, one of the assessors spoke emphatically on the use of the karmendriyas in teaching our beginner students. The karmendriyas are the organs of action: in our asana practice, we are primarily concerned with the…
In my teacher training with Senior Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Eyal Shifroni, he asked, “Science and Western culture advocate skepticism: We shouldn’t accept things blindly; we must examine everything with the help of our senses and our minds. Most major scientific successes occurred when people asked themselves skeptical questions instead of assuming there were already answers…
